Question: This case is a very good example of the application of the demise of legislation, 5 12(2) of the Interpretation Act, as well as retrospectivity.


This case is a very good example of the application of the demise of legislation, 5 12(2) of the Interpretation Act, as well as retrospectivity. During 1992, a gynaecologist and obstetrician from Durban was charged in terms of the Abortion and Sterilization Act of 1975 with the performance of illegal abortions. His trial commenced on 27 November 1992 but was not yet nished in 1997.0n 1 July 1997, his legal representative brought an application to have the charges against his client dropped, since at that stage abortions were no longer illegal and as a result his client's actions did not constitute a crime anymore
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